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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You have several options for adding elements (the UML model building units) to a package and/or diagram. The simplest method is to use the Enterprise Architect UML </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> to the left of the diagram, which automatically lists the elements applicable to the type of diagram you have created. Just click on the required element and drag it onto your diagram.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Two things might occur before the element displays on the diagram:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">If you have selected an </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Object</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> element, Enterprise Architect prompts you to define what stereotype the object is based on (an object can represent a wide range of things, and a stereotype helps you define what the object or element is); for now, select any value.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The element </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="quick_start___define_propertie.htm">Properties</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog displays. If it does not display, double-click on the element on the diagram.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can use the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog to define the characteristics of the element, such as its name. Type a name in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Name</span><span class="f_BodyText"> field, and click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button. Look at the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">, underneath the package in which you created the diagram. The element is listed.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Enterprise Architect has two very useful features:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">To find out more about the type of element you have dragged on to a diagram, right-click on the element and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">UML Help</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> menu option. This displays a Help page on the element type.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If you are creating several elements of one type, after creating the first just press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]+[F3]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">click to create the next element of that type.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can also drag or paste existing elements onto a diagram from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">. This enables you to make use of previous work in defining elements.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Add Connectors Between Elements</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Now <a href="add_connectors_between_element.htm">connect the elements</a> with relationships.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Additional Information</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">When you click on an element on a diagram, a number of icons display outside the top right corner. These are the <a href="quick_links.htm">Quick Linker</a> and Toolbar icons that enable you to quickly add more elements and connectors and to operate on the elements. You can read about and experiment with these later.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">For additional information on elements and adding elements to a project, see </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="umlelements.htm">UML Elements</a>,</span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="creatingobjects.htm">Create Elements</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="pastingfromthetree.htm">Paste From the Project Browser</a></span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>




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